SBIR Phase I: Low-cost and Resuable Functional Polyaniline for CO2 Sequestration and Fertilizer Production

SBIR 第一阶段：用于二氧化碳封存和肥料生产的低成本且可重复使用的功能性聚苯胺

• 批准号: 1113706
• 负责人: Yong Min
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: Nanomaterial Innovation Ltd.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-07-01 至 2012-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1113706&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Low; cost; Resuable

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project seeks to develop a novel and sustainable approach to capture emitted CO2 from the fossil fuel based electric industry and convert the captured CO2 directly into useful by product, fertilizer using functionalized conducting polymer in a continuous dual chemical loop process. Reducing CO2 release to protect our environment is an urgent issue faced by our society, while world wide food shortage in the near future will require a lot amount of fertilizer. The objective of this project is to develop an affordable material/process that can quickly capture emitted CO2 from the industrial sources and turn it into fertilizer. We utilize functionalized polyaniline (FPAN), a low-cost material that can be reused repeatedly at harmful conditions, to capture CO2 at low temperature and high speed. With the presence of ammonia and water, the process can also easily convert CO2 into nitrogen fertilizers and allow the re-use of FPAN. If developed successfully, our process may permanently remove emitted CO2 and generate products valuable for agriculture, particularly food industry. The broader impact/commercial potential of this project is to revolutionalize the current CO2 sequestration and storage approach. Turning environmentally harmful CO2 release into useful fertilizer production in a low-temperature and low-cost process represents a great commercialization opportunity in both green energy and food industries in the US and worldwide. The low-cost fertilizer produced from CO2 release may also impact the forest and biomass industry. Furthermore, this will significantly grow the overall share of functional materials in the industry. Successful commercialization of the proposed novel products will have a significant impact on global warming, environmental protection and energy generation. This award will enhance the United States global leadership position in green industry. Societal benefits include healthier living environment and improved use of conventional fossil fuels that contribute to global warming. Educational and scientific benefits relate to the pioneering nature of nanocomposite technology and the opportunity this project will provide to advance frontiers of knowledge and the training of future scientists.

这个小企业创新研究第一阶段项目旨在开发一种新的可持续方法来捕获基于化石燃料的电力工业排放的二氧化碳，并在连续的双化学循环过程中使用功能化导电聚合物将捕获的二氧化碳直接转化为有用的副产品和肥料。减少二氧化碳的排放以保护我们的环境是我们社会面临的一个紧迫问题，而在不久的将来，世界范围内的粮食短缺将需要大量的肥料。该项目的目标是开发一种经济实惠的材料/工艺，可以快速捕获工业排放的二氧化碳并将其转化为肥料。我们利用功能化聚苯胺（FPAN），一种在有害条件下可重复使用的低成本材料，在低温和高速下捕获二氧化碳。在氨和水的存在下，该过程还可以很容易地将二氧化碳转化为氮肥，并允许FPAN的再利用。如果开发成功，我们的工艺可以永久去除排放的二氧化碳，并产生对农业，特别是食品工业有价值的产品。该项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是彻底改变目前的二氧化碳封存和储存方法。将对环境有害的二氧化碳以低温和低成本的方式转化为有用的肥料生产，在美国和全世界的绿色能源和食品工业中都是一个巨大的商业化机会。二氧化碳释放产生的低成本肥料也可能影响森林和生物质工业。此外，这将显著增加功能材料在该行业的整体份额。新产品的成功商业化将对全球变暖、环境保护和能源生产产生重大影响。该奖项将加强美国在绿色产业中的全球领导地位。社会效益包括更健康的生活环境和改善对导致全球变暖的传统化石燃料的使用。纳米复合材料技术的先驱性与教育和科学效益有关，该项目将为推进知识前沿和培养未来科学家提供机会。